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• Letter to the Garden - January 2021

  

  Dear Garden, I write to you as the misery that was 2020 has thankfully drawn to a close. I think back to the hopes I had for the year and despair more than a... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following January 2021

  

  The new year has arrived and with it all the hopes that a new year usually brings are dulled by the sadness and worries of the pandemic. Out in the garden the... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• The Veg Diaries - Fresh Potatoes for Christmas and the New Year

  

  It is cold out there at the moment and whilst Leicester is so far snow free, some parts of the country not that far away have had their first snowfall. Whilst... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review December 2020

  

  The year ends on a cold note; very apt for the year it has been. Yet whilst it is cold the garden remains resilient and continues: I could extrapolate the... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blackberry Garden Plant of the Year Award 2020

  

  Yes we are at that time of year again when I have been making my final decisions on what will be the Plant of the Year. The entry criteria is simple: the... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Festive Best Wishes to All My Readers

  

  I wanted to take a moment and wish every one every good wish at this festive period of time. Whether you have a celebration at this time or don't; this is a... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Handful of Magic Beans

  

  There I was, taking the cow to market* when I was approached by someone who asked me if I wanted to exchange the cow for a handful of beans. I thought about... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant Review - A Crafty Christmas with Bloom & Wild

  

  I have been a customer of Bloom Wild for a couple of years. I often buy flowers from them as their selling point is that the flowers are sent in boxes that... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant Trial - Dutch Grown Bulbs

  

  I was recently approached by Pete and Ben from Dutch Grown offering to send me some bulbs so that I could try them for myself. I have not paid for these bulb... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Winter Roses

  Winter is upon us and in the garden there are still a few roses clinging on to their flowers, just a few, but each one is a welcome sight. They're not perfect,... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• When Rear Window Meets Tales of the Riverbank.....

  

  As previously mentioned now that I am working from home more I have set up my office in what had been the under-used conservatory. This has connected my workin... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following November 2020 - Still Leafy

  

  Whilst many of the trees have now lost their leaves, the Quince Brothers hang on steadfastly to theirs. I always like this perfect moment, when the leaves are... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Some Nottingham Sweet Peas

  

  You know when you are looking for one thing and you find something else quite different yet exactly what you should have been looking for? Well, there I was... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Some Christmas Gifts for Gardeners and Crafters

  

  I have been sent a few books to review and a card game so on this lead up to the festive period I thought I would do a write up. I have not paid for these... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review November 2020

  

  November has been rather rainy and a bit frosty at times and whilst there have been some sunny moments it has felt rather grey. The nights are now a lot... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - the Tree Fern

  

  What? Already?? I hear you cry - were you not praising your tree fern only the other day. Dear reader, I have never claimed to be anything but fickle.... I... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Reviews - Some Good Books for the Festive Period

  

  I think it is probably ok now to talk about gifts for gardeners isn't it? Indulge me.... I thought I would share some books with you that you might like to... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Peak Autumn

  

  There is a moment when I look out at the garden and think 'we have reached peak Autumn'. Sometimes I think this and then think it again a day or so later,... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Apple Tree - a Recovery

  

  Do you remember February? February seems so long ago now. Days seem to have been been so much more simple back then when we experienced Storm Ciara. This... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Letter to the Garden - November 2020

  

  Dear Garden One of the best moments when I return from holiday is the moment when I get to reaquaint myself with you. After I have had the moment of counting... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2020 GARDENING, HOME